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He has represented to the smallest particular the character that I had in my mind's
eye. It would be difficult to find on the English stage a more competent, intelligent
and versatile actor. On the other hand, I have had plays produced in which I ...
He has represented to the smallest particular the character that I had in my mind's
eye. It would be difficult to find on the English stage a more competent, intelligent
and versatile actor. On the other hand, I have had plays produced in which I ...
Page 212
Stendhal, in one of his manuscripts, has written the names of the persons who
had suggested his characters; Dickens, ... Turgenev stated that he could not
create a character at all unless as a starting point he could fix his imagination on
a ...
Stendhal, in one of his manuscripts, has written the names of the persons who
had suggested his characters; Dickens, ... Turgenev stated that he could not
create a character at all unless as a starting point he could fix his imagination on
a ...
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author are constantly on the lookout for portraits of themselves in his works and if
they can persuade themselves that such and such a character is drawn from
them they are bitterly affronted if it is drawn with any imperfections. Though they
will ...
author are constantly on the lookout for portraits of themselves in his works and if
they can persuade themselves that such and such a character is drawn from
them they are bitterly affronted if it is drawn with any imperfections. Though they
will ...
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| Title | The Summing Up, Part 354, Volume 1 Armed Services ed Armed Services editions Volume 10 of Collected edition of the works of W. Somerset Maugham Volume 5339 of Collection of British authors International Collector's Library Volume 60 of Mentor books Volume 5339 of Tauchnitz edition of British and American authors Works, William Somerset Maugham |
| Author | William Somerset Maugham |
| Edition | 4 |
| Publisher | Literary Guild of America, 1938 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 26 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 310 pages |
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